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. 2012 Jan;102(1):178–183. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300313

TABLE 2—

Mean Food Prices and Consumption of SSBs in Household Food Purchases According to Quartiles of the Per Capita Income Distribution: Household Budget Survey–Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, Brazil, 2002–2003

Quartiles of Income Distribution SSB Price, R$/1000 kcal Price of Other Foods and Beverages, R$/1000 kcal Total Purchased Calories, kcal/AE/Day Calories From SSBs, kcal/AE/Day Relative Consumption of SSBs, % Total Purchased Calories
First (lower) 2.48* 0.84* 2060* 14* 0.75*
Second 2.20 0.94 2231 29 1.37
Third 2.24 1.14 1936 39 2.05
Fourth (upper) 2.93 1.61 1884 49 2.62
Total 2.46 1.13 2028 33 1.69

Note. AE = adult equivalent; SSB = sugar-sweetened beverage.

*P < .001 for linear trend.